The Great British Pubco Scam. Pubs are closing all over Britain yet pubs are places that most people love and think fondly of as some of the most significant, treasured, iconic parts of our culture, places to be cherished, nurtured and looked after. Yet they're closing everywhere... WHY? It doesn't make sense does it? Read on...
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Anna Francis Bio Regional 24.06.2011

Dear Anna

Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you - my life is nuts at the moment.How did the meeting go? I couldn't make it unfortunately, it was my preferred meeting of the night but had to be at a meet about an evangelical church whose planning permission to change use on a 2000 seat venue in Camberwell wer'e trying to stop. It's really important they don't get it. We NEED a community hub desperately. We also need to raise £4million to buy it etc. You know the stuff.

Thanks for the connection to Richard Snow, I'll get in touch. I'm putting a bid together for UnLtd's Big Venture Challenge to be in next Thursday. The bid is for scoping up the business plan for a three month period - time to research the networks necessary to make the business actually able to expand rapidly and sustainably from start up. Whatever happens with that some aspect of the internships' time and attention could undoubtedly be of great value - your suggestions are excellent, we can take that up in greater detail closer to their appointment.

Thanks for the farm press release, I'll send something out through the Sun and Doves' maillist, perhaps it will attract interest from more individuals. Sorry but I'm struggling with who Conrad is? Remind me. By the way, you SHOULD be obsessed about the farm proposition, it's a great idea.

Best.
IN response to: Hi Mark,

Good to chat on Monday - the People's Pub idea is really exciting and I'd be up for helping in any way. The person I've mainly been dealing with at Plunkett is Richard Snow: richard.snow@plunkett.co.uk - they're really excellent and can provide support on legal structures etc. I'm sure they'd be keen on PP too. We've also got three interns potentially starting in the next few months and I'd be happy to get them to start doing some background research (e.g. case studies of low carbon retrofit, community pub structures or anything else) if that would be useful?

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J Mark Dodds

I’m one of the Pub Persuaders, one of the Pub Professionals, one of the People who knows what’s going on – in PUBS that is - and this blog is about pubs, why they are so important to people and why they must be preserved, reinvigorated, enhanced and remade fit for purpose for the 21st century and beyond and how they must be made sustainable so that future generations can enjoy and learn from the rich seams of knowledge that can be found on everyone’s doorstep in every humble pub – until it’s closed forever – until it’s too late and people say ‘what happened to our pub? We really NEEDED that pub!’
I’m a publican, parent and photographer with a lot of food and drink experience in some of the busiest restaurants and clubs in Britain. Since long before 2008 (when I co-founded the Fair Pint Campaign) I’ve been a pro pubs, people and places person at the forefront of the national conversation about why pubs are closing… everywhere.
I love good pubs, my kids love good pubs, all my friends love good pubs – everyone loves good pubs and I’m determined to make sure good pubs remain part of everybody’s experience - of growing up in the UK and of visiting this country.